La Chitarra

Bronxville’s dining scene includes La Chitarra, an Italian restaurant and wine bar centered on Italian cooking. Prioritize it when the plan is specifically Italian in Bronxville, especially for hand-rolled pasta and listed plates such as Campanelle al Pesto, Rigatoni Vecchia Bettola, focaccia, and Kale Caesar. Those details define it clearly: a place for pasta, familiar Italian flavors, and a casual restaurant-and-wine-bar frame.

The best use depends on timing. Hours list lunch and dinner service for the restaurant and wine bar, with lunch noted as 12:00 PM–4:00 PM, while some regional reporting has described noon–3:00 PM Tuesday–Sunday; dinner is listed from 5:00 PM–10:00 PM. La Chitarra works for a daytime Italian meal or evening Italian dinner, depending on whether the visit is a midday stop or a dinner plan.

Choose lunch for flexibility, dinner for an Italian restaurant-and-wine-bar visit

La Chitarra is an Italian restaurant and wine bar in Bronxville, with Randall identified as Founder/Chef. The clearest planning facts are direct: the cuisine is Italian, the dress code is casual, and the listed price is $65 per person. Together, they set expectations: relaxed rather than formal, but structured enough around price and format to feel considered.

Order around the signature dishes. The kitchen is associated with hand-rolled pasta, Campanelle al Pesto, Rigatoni Vecchia Bettola, focaccia, and Kale Caesar. Those dishes give the most grounded sense of what to expect without assuming a broader menu format or service style. They point to recognizable Italian cooking, with pasta as an anchor and additional dishes such as focaccia and Kale Caesar.

At the listed spend level, La Chitarra makes the most sense when Italian cooking and pasta are the reason for the visit. A diner looking for a casual Bronxville meal can plan around the dress code and price, then use lunch or dinner hours to choose the fit. If the purpose is simply being in Bronxville over lunch, daytime hours matter most; if it is settling into an Italian restaurant-and-wine-bar visit, dinner is the clearer fit.

Match the occasion to the format

The confirmed details point to a casual Italian restaurant and wine bar, a natural fit for diners who want pasta, Italian dishes, and a Bronxville setting without a dressy meal. The casual dress code frames La Chitarra as approachable while still leaving room for a planned meal.

Timing matters. Lunch is available according to the hours, and dinner runs from 5:00 PM–10:00 PM. Lunch is easier for a daytime meal; dinner is clearer for an evening Italian restaurant visit. The split is simple but useful: use lunch for flexibility, and dinner when the restaurant-and-wine-bar identity is central.

For broader local planning, Pearl’s Bronxville restaurants guide is the better place to compare categories across town. Short version: choose La Chitarra when Italian food, hand-rolled pasta, and a casual Bronxville restaurant-and-wine-bar setting are the reasons for going. That keeps the decision anchored to confirmed details.